Information & Ethics committee  I have actually received ten applications to date. Two applications dealt with individuals who had left prior to the act coming into force, so even though they were comprehensive applications, there was no authority for me to grant an exemption. Two individuals withdrew. I denied

Information & Ethics committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair and members of the Committee. Chairman and Members of the Committee. I am pleased to be here today to discuss the first Annual Report of the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying. I am accompanied today by senior counsel, Bruce Bergen, and by Pierre Ricard-